MSE Parents Club Part 8

BrunoM

Payrises were frozen last year - back again but rather small this year, but for some reason bonuses are quite good go figure. Helps me meet my tax obligations...

csh_2

elle_gee wrote: »

They used to give turkeys out at our work (decades ago) but now we get vouchers. Two companies merged together, ours got £20 and the other got £30, so this year we've all got £25... nice for us, but they're moaning!

Ha! Alls fair in love and vouchers :rotfl:

weezl74

tarajayne wrote: »

Morning ladies, not gonna catch up now but I will later, off to test drive a bigger car but I'm just not sure. Bens other eardrum burst last night so although he seems ok this morning I've kept him home. X

Edit, looks like it's just you and me Weezl, how are you? Ooo, and MM, hello. XXX

Sorry Tara I just popped out to my baby group, held at Ikea this week cos our normal termtime venue has stopped

How's you? Poor ben's ears! Is DD coping ok?

SugarSpun wrote: »

Weezl, how was your busride? And if I can be impertinent and ask, how will Kester affect your budget? Will there be a new challenge?

afraid I wimped on the busride:o will report as soon as I've got my act together.
I'm allowing 115 for all 4 of us from march for food, health and toiletries. I think I have all the nappies sorted for both boys between now and next December:o:D

csh! your fairies came! I am so thrilled and thankful

For anyone curious they have brought me an amazing book of christmas craft projects. Which are stunning and inspiring

This was great timing since the previous few minutes had seen me get drenched in projectile baby diahorea. As you know fergus needs a hand excavating his poos. The beginning bits are so impacted. He then let rip with a huge arc of liquid gold, which travelled across the kitchen, all down my leg and also splatted the front of the kitchen cupboards!!!!

Mazcabs

Buttonmoons wrote: »

must spoil Keira on her birthday in April. Take her away for a weekend, I like the thought of Eurodisney but I'm scared I'd get lost or something. Really am incapable.

Yey for pay rise and hiss boo hiss for your OHS work!

Ooo DLP, went last year with LO , [STRIKE]you'll[/STRIKE] I mean Keira would love it and you cant get lost its so easy to get around!!! Want to go back when LO is older so he can go on more rides but prob wait now till bump is older

Buttonmoons

Well see OH's company merged with a bigger one this year, and apparently they don't do bonus' but he's still been getting his safety one. So god knows, The Xmas party has been joined up with the new companies so will be hundreds and hundreds of people there. Ah well, best get drunk!

elle_gee

searching_me wrote: »

elle you still get it while on ML? x

Yup, OH brought them home last week

BrunoM wrote: »

Payrises were frozen last year - back again but rather small this year, but for some reason bonuses are quite good go figure. Helps me meet my tax obligations...

Our payrise was 0% this year which was gratefully accepted as the alternative was a -3% one!

csh wrote: »

Ha! Alls fair in love and vouchers :rotfl:

:rotfl::rotfl: Glad I'm not the one there listening to them moan.. It [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] was my job to put all the vouchers in pretty envelopes and add Christmassey labels... x 400!

csh_2

Glad you like it Weezl, I bought it for DD but a bit too advanced for her attention span.
Away for a mooch round the big Asda, bye all

searching_me

wow i dont get sod all while im on ML always the way in my company if your not there dont expect anything x

weezl74

searching_me wrote: »

elle you still get it while on ML? x

elle prob knows the law on this better than I do, but my understanding is that it's illegal not to give a woman on ML all the usual benefits of her job Company gym membership, free eye tests, training budget...

elle_gee

weezl74 wrote: »

elle prob knows the law on this better than I do, but my understanding is that it's illegal not to give a woman on ML all the usual benefits of her job Company gym membership, free eye tests, training budget...

Indeedy do.. was just going to say that (ETA: I wonder if requesting my share of the usual choccie bikkies from the financial advisers is too much to ask? )

Which reminds me, where's my eye test receipt? Xmas party next Tuesday (buffet lunch and secret santa between HR, IT and the directors secretaries) so must sort it then..